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Dundas Cactus Festival Parade – Thursday August 17th The 2017 Parade takes place Thursday August 17th in downtown Dundas at 7:00pm. The Dundas Driving Park will be closed all day to allow organizers to assemble Parade participants. Toys & Games on Parade will fill the streets downtown along with lots of animals. John Borer is our Honorary Parade Marshall this year for his dedication to bringing the fine Percheron horses to the event in collaboration with Lynden Manor & Allan Holmes Farms. Dundas Citizen of the Year Russ Powers will be driving his firetruck in the Parade. Russ was a volunteer member of the Dundas Jaycees in the early 1970s, when the service club created not only the annual awards, but also the Dundas Cactus Festival. He is recognized for ongoing service to his community as a volunteer, chairing both the Dundas Community Services and Dundas Museum and Archives boards of directors. Russ will be driving his fire truck in the Parade. William Olenek was named the 2016 Dundas Valley Collision Youth Volunteer of the Year. Olenek volunteers extensively with the Stewards of Cootes Watershed, not only in the group’s weekly area creek cleanups, but also by managing their equipment and storage. Dundas Learning Centre, which has provided education and growth opportunities for intellectually challenged adults for more than 20 years, was named Business of the Year. The Shriners will be back in force with the Hillbilly clans & critters, go-carts, clowns, Oriental Shrine Band & Maid of the Mist. Five Historic Dundas Fire Trucks and our present day emergency fire ambulance & police will be there too! Dave Bowen is presenting an antique horse drawn 1900 Police Vehicle Replica. Returning because they had so much fun are Windsor Optimists Youth Band, Tomato soup, The Barr Band, Trickbag, Preston Scout House with a new look, Icon Percussion with a new name (formerly MM Robinson) and four Pipe Bands, Dundas, Grimsby, Hamilton 163 & new this year Milton Pipe & Drum. Impact Percussion return, and joined all the way from the USA Downbeat Percussion – the Buffalo Bills favorite drum line. Thanks to the generous sponsorship of Dundas Valley Private Wealth Counsel & Assante Wealth Management the Royal Regiment Band will help us celebrate

Canada’s 150th birthday and complete the Parade. The Dundas Concert Band will once again perform in Grafton Square. Remember Your Toonies The Toonie Crew will be out in force on their own this year. Look for our bright yellow banners and buckets! Please give generously to support this great line up of bands. Be safe! The route is closed from 6:00pm – 10:00pm. Drop-Off – We ask all participants to be dropped off at Parkside and Cayley St. and walk on the outer perimeter (grass only) to get to their position, floats only enter through the main gate. Infield is closed for horse entry only. Additional parking is available at St. Augustines School at the corner of Alma & Sydenham. Disassembling area will be at the back of the arena and on Mill St. between Market (Creighton) and Peel St. There is construction on the Mill St. bridge at Wellington. Please follow the marshals’ instructions and do not allow anyone to exit a float until the float is off the road on the grass verge on the south side of Mill St. Pick Up – At the end of the route. Please enter the disassembling area via Peel St. to Mill St. and park on the south grass area to keep the road open and traffic moving. MacNab is closed between Market St. (Creighton Rd.) and Peel St. Local traffic excepted. Traffic is rerouted on King and Mill Street. Creighton Rd. traffic routes via Mercer and Head St. or Kemp Dr. to Hatt St. Volunteers are still needed to marshal at intersections, and in the Parade. To volunteer email [email protected] or call Donna at 905 628 0838. Toonies for Tunes 2017 Look for these bright Toonie for Tunes Banners and buckets throughout the Parade. Toonie Coordinator Milica Pavlica and her team will be collecting your toonies to support the great line up of bands in this years Parade. Donations may be made in advance or following the parade at 22 Alma St. Dundas.

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It’s Our 42nd Anniversary! Holy Cactus! Ben Veldhuis would be proud … the Dundas Cactus Festival is 42 years young and gearing up for another great festival in downtown Dundas August 18th to 20th, 2017! The Cactus Festival of Dundas Committee is an independently run festival event where Board Members volunteer their time and energy to bring Dundas, Hamilton and the surrounding area a fun, family friendly festival event with truly something for everyone. We are proud to be listed in the Top 100 Festival & Events Ontario again this year. This is only possible with the incredible amount of volunteer time and work of our Cactus Festival Board of Directors and the countless volunteers who come out to help every year. 2017 Festival Board Members are: President – Steve Deighton Treasurer – Heidi VanBodegom Vendor Coordinator/Logistics – Cathy Fisher Family Fun Zone – Shannon Mackenzie Baby Contest – Krisi Fisher Green Team/Logistics – Mike Travers Entertainment Coordinator – John Balogh Media Promotions – Bonnie Esson Social Media – Leigh-Anne Gill BIA Liaison – Lisa Anderson Cactus Festival Administration – Louise Adam This year we step it up again and are introducing an expanded Festival footprint that includes a festival patio and main stage on Memorial Square, dog shows, more headline entertainment a home grown entertainment stage for developing talent

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What’s New and Returning at the 2017 Cactus Festival There are a lot of improvements, additions and returning favourites to the Festival this year. Check out below and put them on your radar!

NEW • The brand new Festival Patio sponsored by our hometown brewery, Shawn & Ed Brewing Co. and Flat Rock Cellars. The patio will include all of the creature comforts for you to get up close and personal with the music including food provided by the Red Door Cucina, a host of patio tables and chairs to enjoy the show, a sampling booth, and outdoor conveniences. A great new addition to share good times and some food and drink with old and new friends! See you on the Festival Patio! (Patio reserved for those 19 years of age and older only. No outside food or beverage allowed.). • Calling all dog lovers!!! The ‘McCann Dog Stars’ performing every hour on the hour beginning at 12:30pm until 4:30pm on Saturday, August 19th - after each show, be sure to stay and enjoy the ‘pet meet and greet’. This attraction promises to be a huge crowd pleaser and a great new addition to the Family Fun Zone on King St. near Church. • See Moana’s Journey, Beauty and the Beast and Elena of Avalor on the Fun Zone Stage at King and Market along with other great family entertainment all weekend long! • The Cactus Festival is proud to present a whole host of new musical entertainment at the

Festival this year featuring singer/songwriter and ‘Canadian artist extraordinaire’ … the one and only David Wilcox who headlines the Friday evening show on the “Festival Patio Stage” (Main Stage). Other newcomers include: WJRM, Freedom Train, The Pistolettes … to name a few. We are pleased to announce that Spoons, The Relics and Life of Riley will be returning to entertain and delight on Saturday August 19 on the Festival Stage! • The Dundas Downtown BIA sponsors Friday August 18 musical entertainment on the ‘King Albert’ Stage across from the Winchester Arms bringing you Cadillac Bill and the Creeping Bent, Vaudevillians and Seven Down. • Beatles Fan? Don’t miss the Winchester Arms presentation of ‘The McCartney Years’ Saturday August 19 headlining the King Albert Stage at 8:00 pm. Join us for this musical journey following Paul McCartney from the early years to modern day! • After 17 years, The Hamilton District Fire Museum have tracked down five of the original Dundas Fire Trucks on display during the festival outside of the Dundas Fire Station on Memorial Square. (Bring your Red Fire Hats and cams!!!) • The Dundas Museum and Archives are excited to once again attend the Dundas Cactus Festival. Stop by our booth to see a travelling exhibit on the history of the Festival. Visit: www.dundasmuseum.ca

• The Cactus Festival is excited to introduce throughout the Festival the “Home Grown Talent Stage” at Grafton • Great Street Vendors Square to showcase local talent. See local and • BIA Street Sale developing talent all weekend long. See the Festival Entertainment Schedule and full Festival schedule on page 8 and 9 or visit www.dundascactusfestival.ca

RETURNING • Kids and teens (and all those who are young at heart) will be excited to hear that longtime partner and sponsor, Robertson’s Amusements, will be returning once again as the Midway Entertainment at the corner of Miller’s Lane and Hatt. • Back by popular demand, the Family Fun Zone is hosting the 13th Annual Fortino’s Baby Cactus Contest on Saturday, August 19th from 8am to 11am … parents with babies ages 3 to 17 months won’t want to miss this! • The Toonie Train will be travelling up and down King Street so be sure to hop on! • Water Ball Pool • Free Inflatable Zone will featuring unique bouncy amusements • Free Face Painting for everyone on Saturday, August 19th from 11am to 5pm • Daffy Dill - Free Balloon Artist – will perform Friday, August 18th from 6 to 9pm • 4 Main Musical and Performance Stages to provide continuous entertainment for everyone

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ENTERTAINMENT SCHEDULE www.Dundascactusfestival.ca Visit us at the new Festival Patio at Memorial Square sponsored by The Shawn and Ed Brewing Company and Flatrock Cellars, for a cool beverage and a special culinary experience with food from the Red Door Cucina.

Family Fun Zone Stage 3 (KING ST. & MARKET ST.)

FRIDAY AUGUST 18 6:30 pm

WJRM

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Cadillac Bill & The Creeping Bent

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DAVID WILCOX

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The Vaudevillian

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SevenDown

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Friday Night King Albert Stage Entertainment sponsored by the Downtown Dundas BIA

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Moana’s Journey hoola dancing, singing, games w/ Meet & Greet

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The Jesse James Medicine Show

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The Lost Angelos

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Cinderella’s Have Courage and Be Kind Singing and games w/Meet & Greet

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Baby Cactus Contest sponsored by Fortino’s

12:00 pm Mike Williams Band

11:00 am Miles From Nowhere

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Mike Woods

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Dave Rave & Hailee Rose

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The Relics

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Jude Johnson Roots Are Shown

12:30 pm Learning with Lexi

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Crackers

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Quarter in the Bag

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Beauty And The Beast Show w/ Meet & Greet

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Life of Riley

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Freedom Train

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Beauty And The Beast Show w/ Meet & Greet

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Karen Thornton Trio

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Freedom Studios Dance Performance

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Adventures with Elena of Avalor interactive show w/singing & dancing w/ Meet & Greet

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FRIDAY: Daffy Dill balloon twisting – Free • 6pm - 9pm SATURDAY: Free Face Painting – 11am - 5pm McCann Dog Stars performing 5 shows at 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:30 pm and 4:30 pm with special Pet Meet and Greets after each show! King St. between Church & Albert 1579 Main Street W., Hamilton (Main and Rifle Range)

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Saturday, August 19, 2017 from 8 am to 11 am Fortino’s is sponsoring the 13th Annual Dundas Baby Cactus Contest once again and the event kicks off Saturday, August 19th from 8am until 11am. Fortino’s, our local supermarket with a heart, provides spectacular prize baskets (1st 2nd, 3rd winners) in every category along with consolation prizes, total value at over $2,500.00. Every baby contest entry gets a ballot for the draw prize. Please fax completed registration forms to (289) 238-8910 or email information to [email protected]. Judges award prizing after each category. You can also register in person at Fortino’s Main Street West, Hamilton or the morning of the event according to the schedule below.

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David Wilcox Headlines The 42nd Dundas Cactus Festival The Dundas Cactus Festival Committee presents David Wilcox on the Festival Patio Stage (Main Stage) at Memorial Square on Friday Evening. David Wilcox is a brilliant song writer, a great singer, and one of the hottest guitar players in the world. His life in music is the stuff of legend. Come see him LIVE on Friday August 18, as we start a new era beginning on the Festival Stage in Memorial Square. Enjoy the music from our Festival Patio sponsored by local brewer and winery Shawn and Ed Brewing Company and Flatrock Cellars serving refreshing beer and wine as well as delicious food from the Red Door Cucina! Formed in 1980, Gordon Deppe and Sandy Horne would soon make Spoons a different kind of household word. They would help define the sound of pop and new wave in the 80s. They are back to headline to Festival Stage Saturday August 19! The McCartney Years, Sponsored by the Winchester Arms! Come out and see, the world’s no. 1 Paul McCartney concert experience, recognized as the ‘best on the scene’ by former Beatles promoter Sid Bernstein. Experience 3 decades of the Beatles and Wings’ live. Rewind into the 60’s and 70’s to dance, sing and relive your passion for McCartney with a Band that has opened for Mariah Carey, performed sold out shows in Canada, the US, Europe and been featured on CNN. Thanks to Pauline and the whole Team at the Winchester Arms for helping bring headline entertainment to the Cactus Festival! See Cactus Festival pull-out Centrespread pages 8 and 9 for more entertainment details for this year’s festival or check out www.dundascactusfestival.ca/entertainers/.

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Dundas Cactus Festival a Top 100 Festival in Ontario! The Dundas Cactus Festival is once again a Top 100 Festival in Ontario. This is a true credit to the Cactus Board of Directors, Town of Dundas, City of Hamilton, volunteers and the community

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hen you buy a home, you’re not just buying a physical structure. You’re buying into the neighborhood. The types of people who live there, the local shops, the parks, swimming pools and restaurants all contribute to the overall feel of the area, and make it distinct from other neighborhoods. The most beautiful house in an area you don’t love will never feel

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like home. So i don’t just sell homes, i sell neighborhoods. I’ll sit down with you and find out what you’re looking for in an area. Family-friendly or party central? Gritty and arty or elegantly gentrified? Do you want lots of parks to play or cycle in? Are you looking for charming streets filled with intimate cafes? Does the area need to be dog-friendly? Bicycle-friendly? Are you looking for a spot with lots of young families or an area that appeals to boomer retirees? Whatever your needs, i will help you find a home you’ll love – in a place where you’ll feel right at home

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Thank You Downtown Dundas BIA! The Dundas Cactus Festival is an independently run FEO Top 100 event with volunteers from the community who meet once a month prior to festival dates to bring you the best in family fun and entertainment. However, it takes the support of many partners, sponsors and groups in Dundas to truly make it a memorable community event. We are pleased to thank and have the support of the BIA again this year. 2017 marks another collaborative year between the Cactus Festival Committee and Dundas Downtown BIA! The BIA represents the ‘economic lifeblood’ of our downtown and the many small businesses that make our core vibrant and special. This year the BIA is sponsoring the ‘King Albert Stage’ on Friday August 18 where musical guests include; Cadillac Bill and The Creeping Bent, The Vaudevillian and SevenDown! Thank you again for your sponsorship and sharing your street with us again this year!

Cactus Festival Green Team: How about a Little Diversion? The Cactus Fest Green Team founded and lead by Mike Travers has made tremendous strides over the past 3 years and is looking to top performance levels again in 2017. 2016 diversion rates hit a whopping 67%. The team would love to see this crest over 70% this Festival but we need your help!!! “I think we can increase diversion rates further by focusing on food vendors, as their waste likely increased our pure garbage waste.”, said Travers. “This year we are adding more green ambassadors to help manage food vendors waste throughout the weekend and periodically throughout the Festival. We are also continuing to add paid sorter positions.” If you are looking for some work or a shift of three hours or more at $15/hr, send a note and your interest to [email protected] Please find the coloured waste receptacles throughout the Festival and help us pre-sort it to increase diversion. Here’s to a cleaner, greener festival this year!

Cactus Festival Diversion rates over the last 3 years. 2016 - 67% 2015 – 59% 2014 – 18% (Old program method)

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Professional Orthotics &

Footcare...

Thank You! for voting us Best Chiropodist & Best Foot Clinic

2016

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Robert Nekrasas runs a full time 6 days a WE CAN HELP YOU WITH: Best Chiropodist Best week practice in the “village core” in Ancaster for • CUSTOM MADE FOOT ORTHOTICS Robert Nekrasas D. Ch Foot Clinic • ORTHOPÆDIC SHOES 20 years. Prior to becoming a chiropodist and • CUSTOM MADE ORTHOPÆDIC SHOES graduating from a 3 year Chiropody program • COMPRESSION MEDICAL HOSIERY The use of foot orthotics is in Toronto, Robert obtained a medical degree from Vilnius University in Lithuania. Also he has WHEN SHOULD YOU CONSIDER SEEING A serious business. Patients expect CHIROPODIST? a certified pedorthist designation. Robert has noticed quality, value and reliability. PAIN, PLANTAR FASCIITIS is an an increase in several types of foot conditions. HEEL inflammation of the long tendon like structure Baby boomers of today, continue to remain very active on the bottom of the foot, which stretches from the heel to all 5 toes. It becomes overstretched TOENAIL FUNGUS can be described as thick, and many are noticing problems with their feet.

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ANCASTER FOOT CLINIC & ORTHOTIC CENTRE offers clinical services ranging from routine foot care to complex bio-mechanical and gait analysis and proper custom made orthotics. We will examine your feet first and clearly explain what is wrong and what can be done to relieve the problem. No two patients are alike. We specialize in CONDITION SPECIFIC and ACTIVITY SPECIFIC orthotics: heel spur , plantar fasciitis, etc. Different types of foot orthotics are better suited for different activities such as standing , or walking on the job, and sport specific orthotics (e. g. golf, skiing). Long distance runners are in a class of their own. Their lower limb conditions may be very challenging, requiring special orthotics. Special focus is on “DIFFICULT” cases of orthotic treatment. These conditions usually are more “stubborn” and may require some extra fine tuning of orthotics or even a remake. In these cases a new plaster cast may be taken and new orthotics manufactured at no extra cost to the patient. We manufacture 100% CUSTOM MADE ORTHOTICS starting from assessment, biomechanical exam, gait analysis, diagnosing, casting of the feet, prescribing and designing the prospected orthotics, manufacturing on site and fine tuning if and when needed. Next to the Medical Doctors, Registered Chiropodists / Podiatrists, primary care practitioners with at least 3 years of post grad training, can DIAGNOSE and TREAT foot conditions as well as PRESCRIBE biomechanical devices such as orthotics.

and tears. Pain is worse in the mornings, especially in the heel area where the plantar fascia is tearing away from the bone, where the HEEL SPUR may form. Short term treatment may include anti-inflammatory medication, taping, cortisone injection, ultrasound, etc. Long term treatment is found mainly through the use of custom made orthotics, which correct the structural condition responsible for the plantar fasciitis. METATARSALGIA, BALL-OF-FOOT-PAIN is a disorder where the joints of the ball of the foot become painful or inflamed, usually due to excessive pressure over a long period of time. It may feel like “walking on pebbles”. Other people feel a diffuse pain or burning. Sometimes MORTON’S NEUROMA may feel similar. High heeled, pointy- toed shoes and being overweight are the prime culprits. CALLUSES AND CORNS may develop under the joints. Metatarsalgia can also be caused by arthritis, trauma, hard floors and specific footwear. For mild cases, a simple change of footwear may be all that is required. For moderate to severe cases, a full length custom orthotics provides proper foot alignment, as well as cushioning the painful, damaged area.

ARCH / KNEE PAIN Now consider a foot which is not perfectly formed. One possibility is a foot which is flattened out … or stuck in a high arch position. The foot structure can also be twisted toward the midline of the body (varus) or away from it (valgus). These and other structural variations can adversely affect the foot’s ability to perform it’s job and later cause pains in the knees or back.

Please check out our website at www.ancasterfootclinic.ca

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brittle and discolored (yellow / brown) toe nails. Possible treatments may include mechanical debridement (the nails are drilled down to normal thickness) and use of the new and effective topical medications. New treatments with LASER for TOENAIL FUNGUS proved to be very effective. PLANTAR WART / VERRUCA may be treated by conventional methods such as freezing or by use of number of topical agents. Latest research shows that LASER can also be used in the treatment of more stubborn or larger plantar warts. INGROWN TOENAIL A nail that has grown into the skin, causing redness, swelling excruciating pain and sometimes infection; may be caused by improper toenail cutting or improperly fitting shoes. Usually, a small in office procedure solves the problem, or nail surgery can be performed to permanently cure the problem. ROUTINE FOOT CARE deals with more basic foot problems such as DIFFICULT TO CUT toe nails, THICK heels, corns, calluses, ingrown toenails, plantar warts, diabetic foot care, toenail fungus, ulcers etc… ARTHRITIS An effective solution to help would be soft or accommodative custom made orthotics, which have proved very successful, by maintaining proper foot position, relieving mechanical stress and alleviating pressure on sensitive areas.

To book your appointment, call 905-648-9176 now.


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